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Violent tornado on the ground in Oklahoma

Very scary video from storm chasers on the ground in Oklahoma on Monday afternoon.

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Updated: 5:52 PM EDT May 9, 2016

Violent tornado on the ground in Oklahoma

Very scary video from storm chasers on the ground in Oklahoma on Monday afternoon.

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Updated: 5:52 PM EDT May 9, 2016

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WEBVTT T WILL BE VERY, VERY NICE. Ed: LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS LIVE IN ELMORE CITY, OKLAHOMA. Harvey: THAT IS NASTY. Ed: THAT IS NASTY. Harvey: WE SPOTTED THAT SOUTH OF OKLAHOMA CITY. Ed: IS THAT WHERE IT IS? Harvey: THIS IS NASTY STUFF GOING ON. THAT IS SOME REALLY WELL DEVELOPED TORNADOES. THAT'S NASTY, NASTY STUFF. Ed: I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECALL, BUT THERE WAS A MASSIVE ONE IN COLORADO AND THE PICTURES OF IT OVER THE WEEKEND WERE STUNNING. DID YOU SEE THE STORM CHASER? HE SPOKE SO CALMLY. HE IS LOOKING RIGHT AT IT. JC: THIS ENTIRE REGION WAS THERE AND THERE ARE ALL OF THE STORM CHASERS THAT HAVE BEEN PLOTTING THEIR PATH OF WHERE THEY ARE GOING AND WHERE THEY CAN CAPTURE THE STUNNING IMAGES LIKE THIS. THISY ARE TRAINED TO KNOW HOW CLOSE THEY CAN GET AND ON WHAT SIDE OF THE TORNADO THEY SHOULD BE AND WHEN IT IS TIME TO DRIVE AWAY AND THE PROPER ONES KNOW THE WAYS TO KEEP IT SAFE TO GET US THIS KIND OF LIVE VIDEO. Ed: HOW DO YOU KNOW IF IT IS TURNING OR RIGHT? >> YOU HAVE TO MONITOR IT AND WATCH IT CAREFULLY. THAT'S A WELL FORMED TORNADO. I CAN'T JUST EYEBALL IT, BUT IT LOOKS WELL DEVELOPED. THERE IS NO QUESTION WHAT YOU ARE SEEING THERE. Ed: THIS IS THE SAME TORNADO AND YOU CAN SEE THE ACTIVITY THERE. THE LIVE SHOT FROZE A FEW SECONDS AGO AND THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SAME TORNADO. Harvey: THAT IS CLEARLY WELL DEVELOPED. THERE IS NO QUESTION WHAT YOU ARE SEEING THERE AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THAT AREA. AND NOW OF COURSE THE WARNINGS ARE UP AS WELL WITH THAT. THAT'S NASTY. THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO AVOID AND OBVIOUSLY ANYBODY IN THAT AREA KNOWS THE WARNING IS THERE. PEOPLE SHOULD HUNKER DOWN AS SAFE AS THIS CAN BE. Ed: THIS IS OKLAHOMA CITY. IF YOU JUST PUT THE TELEVISION ON THIS IS LIVE IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND NOT LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. JC: AN HOUR SOUTH OF OKLAHOMA CITY. AND AS OF NOW, THE LATEST REPORT SAYS IT IS MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND IT IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU CAN SEE WHY. YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE VIDEO TO BACK IT UP. YOU HAVE GROUND LEVEL REPORTS, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT FOR YOURSELF THESE LIVE IMAGES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS TORNADO

Violent tornado on the ground in Oklahoma

Very scary video from storm chasers on the ground in Oklahoma on Monday afternoon.